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11-20-2019, 08:08 PM
Thread: Two New Digging Videos
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Great videos as always! I love watching your...
Great videos as always! I love watching your videos Taylor, wish I could find 'em like you do!
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11-13-2019, 06:18 PM
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Here is a listing for Cos-Tal Laboratories from a...
Here is a listing for Cos-Tal Laboratories from a 1938 Gazette of the United States Patent Office:
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11-13-2019, 06:14 PM
Thread: help needed on quart whiskey?
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Nice whiskey bottle! Theron J. Paine was listed...
Nice whiskey bottle! Theron J. Paine was listed as a grocer at 172 Duane St in this 1876 New York City directory:
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11-04-2019, 07:12 PM
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Beautiful bottle! Here's a little history on the...
Beautiful bottle! Here's a little history on the State Medical Association of Texas. Looks like that specific name dates from 1901 to 1951:
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10-23-2019, 06:48 PM
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Sweet bottle! Here's a link to a 1915 ad from K....
Sweet bottle! Here's a link to a 1915 ad from K. Heinrichs, seems like they made lots of different types of soda:
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10-18-2019, 01:47 PM
Thread: Papillon Mfg. Co.
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It was definitely a patent medicine, they had...
It was definitely a patent medicine, they had several different medicines for different things, according to this 1887 ad:
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10-10-2019, 05:52 PM
Thread: Pair of NY Tenpins
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Here's an interesting ad from 1897 that lists a...
Here's an interesting ad from 1897 that lists a Fred Rayner, successor to the New York Bottling Co as a distributor of Sparkling Kolafra, a beverage made from the African sterculia nut. It lists him...
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09-04-2019, 06:33 PM
Thread: Strap Sided Flask
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Thank you all. Yes, it's definitely a fantasy...
Thank you all. Yes, it's definitely a fantasy label, but it's odd that there's no info available anywhere except that website. Seems like it's all based on something called World's End, which is...
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09-03-2019, 07:23 PM
Thread: Strap Sided Flask
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Thanks Sandchip, that's about what I was thinking...
Thanks Sandchip, that's about what I was thinking but I'm not a flask expert. It is a nice one...I think the labels coming off lol.
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09-03-2019, 04:28 PM
Thread: Challenge Milk bottle
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I'm up for a challenge, but could you tell us...
I'm up for a challenge, but could you tell us what the bottle says? It's impossible to read from the picture. Thanks.
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09-03-2019, 02:23 PM
Thread: Strap Sided Flask
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Strap Sided Flask
Hello, I'm hoping for a little help from someone a bit more knowledgeable than I am on flasks. I picked up an aqua, quart sized strap sided flask at a thrift store today. Now, the label is certainly...
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08-24-2019, 11:29 AM
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That Simmons bottle is listed in the Hutchbook as...
That Simmons bottle is listed in the Hutchbook as scarce, and the CH PEI stands for Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, which makes it Canadian. Beautiful bottle!
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08-22-2019, 01:34 PM
Thread: Green 7oz Piffs bottle
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Looks like it was a soda. My guess would be...
Looks like it was a soda. My guess would be 1940=s/1950's.
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/piffs-beverages-tin-soda-sign-103446182
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07-15-2019, 06:18 PM
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I've seen people who take sheets of Mylar plastic...
I've seen people who take sheets of Mylar plastic and cut pieces big enough to cover the labels, then wrap them around the bottle and tape the ends together on the back to make a protective sleeve....
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07-14-2019, 05:27 PM
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I would tend to think that that bottle is...
I would tend to think that that bottle is genuine...here's an 1896 ad that specifically mentions the 1893 World's Fair:
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07-06-2019, 06:43 PM
Thread: 1936 TVA Franklin Roosevelt Bottle
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Nice flask! Here's a link to one that sold at...
Nice flask! Here's a link to one that sold at auction in 2017 for $196...
https://hakes.com/Auction/ItemDetail/214830/ROOSEVELT-TENNESSEE-VALLEY-AUTHORITY-GLASS-BOTTLE-FEATURING-THE-NORRIS-DAM
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06-29-2019, 05:39 PM
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That's a really interesting piece. My first...
That's a really interesting piece. My first thought is that it's a dose glass of some sort. Is there any way you can try to read the rest of the embossing, maybe by doing a pencil and paper rub over...
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06-28-2019, 08:57 PM
Thread: National Dope Company
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Nice bottle! The Hutch book lists two version,...
Nice bottle! The Hutch book lists two version, same bottle just slightly different heights. Both listed as scarce.
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06-28-2019, 08:49 PM
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Here's a link to a 1915 reference to the Coca...
Here's a link to a 1915 reference to the Coca Cola Bottling Co in Conyers, GA. Your bottle likely dates to around that time. Nice bottle!
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05-15-2019, 04:35 PM
Thread: Dr Cummings vecetine?
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It's a fairly common, but very nice bottle. I...
It's a fairly common, but very nice bottle. I believe it's actually Vegatine.
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05-07-2019, 06:37 PM
Thread: ACL Milk
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Nice bottle! Scott-Powell Aristocrat Dairy was...
Nice bottle! Scott-Powell Aristocrat Dairy was located at the corner of Fourth & Poplar St, Philadelphia, PA according this this snippet from a 1950 New Jersey Dept of Agriculture circular:
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04-24-2019, 04:32 PM
Thread: Rare small town druggist bottle
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Here's a write up on J C Moore, Druggist, on...
Here's a write up on J C Moore, Druggist, on Water St in Connellsville from 1887. Middle column, next to last paragraph. Looks like he opened for business there in 1869. Nice bottle!
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04-24-2019, 04:27 PM
Thread: Small Brown Bottle
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Reminds me of a Maggi sauce bottle. Either that...
Reminds me of a Maggi sauce bottle. Either that or a an older miniature liquor bottle.
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04-14-2019, 12:13 PM
Thread: Bottle hell.
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Cleaning them is a pain, but why not give selling...
Cleaning them is a pain, but why not give selling them a go? Whatever you don't sell can go right into the recycle bin, and that's better than leaving them in the woods.
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04-14-2019, 12:06 PM
Thread: What the heck did I find?
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I believe that's a form of a "igloo" ink bottle....
I believe that's a form of a "igloo" ink bottle. Look really carefully along the base with a magnifying glass, as there may be very small marking. Excellent find!
J.H. Tienken Pint Beer
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